Improving the Cardiff & Valleys Rail Network

Over the last two years, work has been taking place at Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street stations, improving the entrances and building new platforms.

Additionally, track and signalling work is also being undertaken to improve reliability and capacity on the Cardiff and Valleys rail network. The £220 million project is jointly funded by Network Rail and the Welsh Government.

The project includes:

a new platform at Cardiff Central

a new south-side entrance at Cardiff Central with lifts to the new platform

New platforms and entrance at Cardiff Queen Street station (completed December 2014)

an additional platform at Barry station (completed September 2014)

improved infrastructure on the Rhymney Valley line at Caerphilly and Tir-Phil

improved infrastructure at Cogan

line-speed improvements on the City Line

a new platform at Pontypridd (completed December 2014)

An Artist's impression of the new rear entrance for Cardiff Central station

The project, scheduled to be completed in 2015, will ‘future proof’ the railway by increasing capacity for potential future passenger services. It will also provide a more robust and flexible infrastructure in order to maintain and improve train reliability and punctuality.